| Compound Forms: |
| Inglés | Español |
| acid-fast adj | (resistant to acid) | acidorresistente adj |
at a fair clip,
at a fast clip adv | figurative (rapidly) | a toda marcha loc adv |
blazing fast,
blazing-fast adj | US, figurative (rapid) | ultrarrápido adj |
| acelerado/a adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| The racehorse's pace was blazing fast. |
| come thick and fast v expr | (be profuse and rapid) | aparecer profusamente vi + adv |
| (coloquial) | salir como setas vi + loc adj |
| surgir copiosamente vi + adv |
| fast asleep adj | (sleeping deeply) | profundamente dormido loc adj |
| I love being awake when everyone else in the house is fast asleep. |
| Me encanta estar despierta cuando todos los demás están profundamente dormidos. |
| (coloquial) | en el quinto sueño expr |
| Me encanta estar despierta cuando todos los demás están en el quinto sueño. |
| fast break n | (sports: quick attack) | contraataque nm |
| fast-break⇒ vi | (sports: execute fast break) | contraatacar⇒ vtr |
fast colors (US),
fast colours (UK) npl | (dyes: do not fade) | colores inalterables loc nom mpl |
| Lo bueno de estas prendas es que tienen colores inalterables. |
| colores firmes nmpl + adj |
fast flowing,
fast-flowing adj | (water: rapid) | de curso rápido loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| The stream was fast flowing. |
| Este es un arroyo de curso rápido. |
| de rápida corriente, de corriente rápida loc adj |
| (agua) | que fluye rápidamente loc adj |
| Este es un arroyo de rápida corriente. |
| fast food n | (junk food) | comida rápida loc nom f |
| Note: A hyphen may be used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| We eat fast food occasionally when we don't have time to cook. |
| Algunas veces comemos comida rápida cuando no tenemos tiempo para cocinar. |
fast food,
fast-food n as adj | (relating to fast food) | de comida rápida loc adj |
| Many fast-food items contain unhealthy amounts of sugar and fat. |
| Muchos productos de comida rápida tienen cantidades poco saludables de azúcar y grasas. |
fast forward,
fast-forward vi | (advance rapidly) | adelantar⇒ vi |
| avanzar⇒ vi |
| (informal) | saltar⇒ vi |
| Fast forward to the last five minutes of the film clip - that's the funniest bit. |
| Adelanta hasta los últimos cinco minutos del video, que es la parte más divertida. |
fast forward through [sth],
fast-forward through [sth] vi + prep | (advance rapidly through) | adelantar algo vtr |
| (informal) | saltarse algo v prnl |
| I often fast forward through the boring parts of movies. |
fast forward [sth],
fast-forward [sth] vtr | (advance rapidly) | adelantar algo vtr |
| (informal) | saltarse algo v prnl |
| I fast-forwarded the recap as I had only recently watched the previous episodes. |
| fast forward n | (button: advance) | botón de avance rápido loc nom m |
| (anglicismo) | fast forward loc nom m |
| He hit fast forward, and images in the film sped by. |
| Presionó el botón de avance rápido y las imágenes en la película pasaron velozmente. |
| fast forward n | figurative (rapid movement) (figurado) | cámara rápida loc nom f |
| Everything was happening so fast that she felt as though her life were on fast forward. |
| Todo sucedió tan velozmente que sintió que su vida estaba en cámara rápida. |
| fast friends npl | (loyal friends) | amigos íntimos grupo nom |
| Diana and Jessica had a strong connection and became fast friends. |
| Diana y Jessica tenían una conexión muy fuerte y se convirtieron en amigas íntimas. |
fast lane,
the fast lane n | (express lane of roadway) | carril rápido nm + adj |
| vía rápida nf + adj |
| Driving too slowly in the fast lane can be hazardous. |
| the fast lane n | figurative (competitive, exciting scene or activity) | tipo de vida o actividad emocionante y competitivo nm + loc adj |
| Matt's life in the fast lane of London banking was stressing him out; he dreamed of retiring in the country. |
| fast mover n | informal ([sb] who acts promptly) | persona rápida nf + adj |
| persona de acción nf + loc adj |
| Veronica had an idea for a business and, within a couple of weeks, she had it up and running; she's a fast mover! |
| Verónica tuvo una idea para un negocio y en un par de semanas lo tenía funcionando, ¡es una persona rápida! |
| fast pace n | (brisk or rapid rhythm) | paso rápido loc nom m |
| ritmo acelerado loc nom m |
| ritmo rápido nm + adj |
| He walked at such a fast pace that it was difficult to keep up with him. |
| Caminaba a un paso tan rápido que era muy difícil mantenerle el ritmo. |
fast paced,
fast-paced adj | (moving rapidly) | acelerado/a adj |
| de ritmo rápido loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| It was such a fast-paced movie that I felt a little dizzy afterward. |
| Era una película tan acelerada que me sentí un poco mareado después de verla. |
fast paced,
fast-paced adj | (happening rapidly) | acelerado/a, agitado/a adj |
| trepidante adj mf |
| vertiginoso/a adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| Life in the city can be very fast paced. |
| La vida en la ciudad puede ser muy acelerada. |
| fast track n | figurative (route to rapid advancement) (figurado) | vía rápida nf + adj |
| This course is a fast track to A-level exams that takes one year rather than the usual two. |
| Este curso es una vía rápida a los exámenes que lleva solo un año, en vez de los dos de siempre. |
| fast-track n as adj | figurative (accelerated or privileged) (figurado) | vía rápida nf + adj |
| fast-track [sb]⇒ vtr | (speed the progress of) | apurar a vtr + prep |
| fast-track [sth]⇒ vtr | (speed the progress of) | acelerar⇒ vtr |
| apurar⇒ vtr |
| His father put pressure on them to fast-track his application. |
| Su padre los presionó para acelerar su solicitud. |
| fast worker n | ([sb] shrewd) | persona perspicaz nf + adj mf |
| persona sagaz nf + adj mf |
| fast worker n | ([sb] who charms opposite sex) | conquistador, conquistadora nm, nf |
| seductor, seductora nm, nf |
| fast-acting adj | (which takes effect quickly) | de rápida acción loc adj |
| Es un antigripal de rápida acción. |
fast-food restaurant,
fast food restaurant n | (restaurant: rapid service) | restaurante de comida rápida nm + loc adj |
| Fast-food restaurants tend to serve unhealthy food. |
| Los restaurantes de comida rápida suelen servir comida poco saludable. |
fast-growing,
fast growing adj | (rapidly getting physically bigger) | que crece rápido loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
fast-growing,
fast growing adj | (rapidly increasing) | de rápido crecimiento loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| fast-moving adj | (quick) | rápido adj |
| veloz adj |
| The fast-moving traffic on this street makes it dangerous to cross. |
| fast-moving adj | (action, plot, novel: fast-paced) | acelerado/a adj |
| rápido adj |
| Right now I'm reading a fast-moving novel about a man's journey around the world. |
| fast-talking adj | (talks facilely to persuade) | charlatán/ana adj |
| (AR) | chamuyero adj |
| No le creas nada de lo que dice; es un charlatán. |
get nowhere fast,
go nowhere fast v expr | figurative, informal (make little progress) | no llegar a ninguna parte loc verb |
| estar estancado loc verb |
| Note: Usually used in continuous tenses. |
| go fast vi | (move quickly) | ir rápido loc verb |
| I like to go fast in my car. |
| Me gusta ir rápido en mi coche. |
| ir deprisa loc verb |
| Me gusta ir deprisa con mi coche. |
| (AR, coloquial) | meterle loc verb |
| Me gusta meterle con el coche. |
| go fast vi | figurative (pass quickly: time) | irse rápido loc verb |
| Time always goes fast when I am with you. |
| El tiempo siempre se va rápido cuando estoy con vos. |
| pasar volando loc verb |
| El tiempo siempre pasa volando cuando estoy con vos. |
| hard-and-fast adj | (rule: strictly enforced) | rígido/a adj |
| estricto/a adj |
| The company has no hard-and-fast dress code, but everyone wears a business suit. |
| La compañía no tiene un código de vestimenta rígido, pero todos usan traje. |
| hard-and-fast rule n | (rule: unbreakable) | norma estricta nf + adj |
| regla estricta nf + adj |
| There's no hard-and-fast rule about what makes good picnic food. |
| No hay normas estrictas sobre qué comida es buena para un picnic. |
| live fast v expr | informal, figurative (behave recklessly) | vivir con desenfreno loc verb |
| vivir deprisa loc verb |
| No hay que vivir demasiado deprisa, ni correr riesgos innecesarios. |
| (coloquial) | llevar una vida loca loc verb |
| Murió muy joven después de llevar una vida loca, abusando del alcohol y de las drogas. |
| llevar una vida acelerada loc verb |
| En el contexto en que vivimos, prácticamente toda la población activa lleva una vida acelerada. |
| vivir acelerado loc verb |
| Vive acelerado; nunca tiene tiempo para sentarse a mirar una puesta de sol. |
| (figurado) | vivir rápido loc verb |
| Vive rápido, muere joven y deja un bonito cadáver. |
| make a fast buck v expr | informal (make money quickly) (AR, coloquial) | hacer plata fácil loc verb |
on the fast track,
on a fast track expr | figurative (on accelerated route to advancement) | avanzando rápidamente expr |
| He is on the fast track to a managerial position. |
| play fast and loose with [sth] v expr | slang (do [sth] recklessly) | tomar a la ligera loc verb |
| play fast and loose with [sth] v expr | slang (do [sth] deceitfully) | tomarse a alguien a la ligera loc verb |
| pull a fast one v expr | informal (trick [sb] stealthily) (coloquial) | tomar el pelo a alguien loc verb |
| stand fast v expr | figurative (not change one's mind) | mantenerse firme loc verb |
| (figurado) | plantarse⇒ v prnl |
| Once I make my mind up, I always stand fast in my decision. |
| Una vez que me decido, me mantengo firme en mi decisión. |
| stand fast v expr | (not move) | quedarse quieto loc verb |
| (informal) | quedarse duro loc verb |
| (informal) | quedarse plantado loc verb |
| I expected the cat to run away but it stood fast. |
| The guards at Buckingham Palace are trained to stand fast, even if tourists provoke them. |
| Esperaba que el gato echara a correr, pero se quedó quieto. |
